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Monday, August 07, 2006

More judicial news

Here is a Topeka Capital-Journal article reporting on two new appointments to the bench, one in the Third, and one in the Second. Mark Braun, associate counsel with the Kansas Securities Commissioner, was appointed district judge in Topeka. Michael Ireland, currently the Jackson County Attorney, was appointed district judge for the four county judicial district covering Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, and Waubunsee Counties. Here is a link to the governor's press release regarding these appointments.